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Jean III d'Aa, lord of Gruuthuse (''Jan III van Gruuthuse en van der Aa, sieur de Gruuthuse''; born about 1368/69, died before 1420) was a
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and a notable participant in tournaments in the 1440s. The tournament took place on the ''Groote Markt'' (great market square) of Bruges. Jean de Gruuthuse was the challenger and fought with 49 companions; Jean de Ghistelles was defendant, with 48 companions, for a total of 99 combatants. Most of the participants were from the town patriciate. There are several extant copies of full lists of participants with their coats of arms, often appended to copies of ''
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Tournament in Bruges held 11 March 1393 led by Jean d'Aa Sr. de Gruuthuse and Jean de Ghistelles Sr. de Gistel & Harnes
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Jean III d'Aa, lord of Gruuthuse (''Jan III van Gruuthuse en van der Aa, sieur de Gruuthuse''; born about 1368/69, died before 1420) was a Flemish
Flemish (''Vlaams'') is a Low Franconian dialect cluster of the Dutch language. It is sometimes referred to as Flemish Dutch (), Belgian Dutch ( ), or Southern Dutch (). Flemish is native to Flanders, a historical region in northern Belgium; ...
- Burgundian knight of the Bruges
Bruges ( , nl, Brugge ) is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium, in the northwest of the country, and the sixth-largest city of the country by population.
The area of the whole city a ...
noble family of Gruuthuse. He is notable for having fought a great tournament
A tournament is a competition involving at least three competitors, all participating in a sport or game. More specifically, the term may be used in either of two overlapping senses:
# One or more competitions held at a single venue and concentr ...
in Bruges on 11 March 1393 against his cousin, Jean (Wulfart) de Ghistelle, lord of Gistel and Harnes. Jean was also the grandfather of Louis de Gruuthuse
Louis de Bruges, Lord of Gruuthuse, Prince of Steenhuijs, Earl of Winchester (Dutch: Lodewijk van Brugge; c. 1427 – 24 November 1492), was a Flemish courtier, bibliophile, soldier and nobleman. He was awarded the title of Earl of Winchester b ...
, himself a "bulwark of Burgundian chivalry"Roy C. Strong, ''Art and Power: Renaissance Festivals, 1450-1650'' (1984)p. 12
and a notable participant in tournaments in the 1440s. The tournament took place on the ''Groote Markt'' (great market square) of Bruges. Jean de Gruuthuse was the challenger and fought with 49 companions; Jean de Ghistelles was defendant, with 48 companions, for a total of 99 combatants. Most of the participants were from the town patriciate. There are several extant copies of full lists of participants with their coats of arms, often appended to copies of ''
King René's Tournament Book
''Le Livre des tournois'' (''Traicte de la Forme de Devis d'un Tournoi'') or ''King René's Tournament Book'' is a treatise describing rules for tournaments by the French prince René d'Anjou. It is best known from what appears to be Rene's own ...
'', which work of the 1460s was substantially influenced by the Bruges tournament of 1393.
References
{{reflist *Jean-Marie van den Eeckhout, ''Het Tornooi van Brugge van Dinsdag 11 Maart 1393''. Vlaamse Stam, 2010, 46/5:377-406. *Octave Delepierre, '' Précis des annales de Bruges'' (183538f
See also
* Louis of Gruuthuse * House of Gruuthuse * Jacob van Brugge *Josse van Aertrycke
Josse van Aertrycke (Bruges, 1451 — Azores, after 1 June 1546) was a Flemish nobleman from Bruges, who settled in Faial, Azores, in the end of the 15th century. He was probably invited by Joost De Hurtere, the first captain-major of the island ...
External links
*Steen Clemmensen (ed.)Tournament in Bruges held 11 March 1393 led by Jean d'Aa Sr. de Gruuthuse and Jean de Ghistelles Sr. de Gistel & Harnes
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